The busiest flying dates over Christmas and New Year
The IndependentSign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A year ago, The Independent published an article on late December flights that began: “At Christmas, Britain’s airports operate at full stretch…” But in 2020, no UK airport will see more than a small fraction of the passenger numbers in 2019. “We currently forecast that the 18 December, 27 December and 3 January will be the busiest days over the festive period.” Ordinarily the weekend of 19 and 20 December would be busy with ski flights, but there is unlikely to be any significant winter-sports traffic before Christmas. The UK’s busiest, Heathrow airport, reports 18, 19 and 20 December appear at present to be peak departure days, while the highest number of arrivals are likely to be on 27 and 28 December. Italian village gives away free homes in hopes of boosting tourism Scotland’s busiest hub, Edinburgh airport, predicts that successive Sundays – 20 and 27 December – will be busiest, with around 9,000 seats on departing flights.
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